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		<h2 style="text-align: center; color: white;">LibreOffice 3</h2>

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		<h2>2. Getting Started</h2>

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		<font class="sectionheader">Downloading and Installing</font>
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				<li>Go to <a href="http://www.libreoffice.org" target="new">www.libreoffice.org</a>.</li>
				<li>Click the <b>Download LibreOffice</b> button (Figure 2.1).<br><div class="note">Note: The download may take up to 30 minutes to complete.</div>
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					<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Figure 2.1:</b> Click the <b>Download LibreOffice</b> button.<br><img src="2.1.png" class="big"></img></div>
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				<li>Click the <b>Main installer</b> button (Figure 2.2).
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					<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Figure 2.2</b> Begin the download by clicking the <b>Main installer</b> button.<br><img src="2.2.png" class="big"></img>
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				<li>Click <b>Run</b>.<br><div class="note">Note: If you click <b>Save</b>, locate the file and open it once the download is complete.</div></li>
				<li>Finish the installation.<br><div class="note">Note: Leave default settings.</div></li>
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		<br><font class="sectionheader">Creating Your First Document</font>
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				<li style="list-style-type: none;"><font class="subsectionheader">From your Desktop or within a Folder</font></li>
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					<li>Right-click on a blank area of your desktop or opened folder.</li>
					<li>Hover over <b>New</b> in the drop-down box,
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						OpenDocument Drawing<br>
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					<li>Click an <b>OpenDocument</b> file type to create a new file.</li>
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				<li style="list-style-type: none;"><font class="subsectionheader">Using the LibreOffice Shortcut on your Desktop</font></li>
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					<li>Open the shortcut on your desktop titled <b>LibreOffice 3.4</b><br><div class="note">Note: The version number might be different</div></li>
					<li>Select the type of document to create (Figure 2.3).
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						<div id="figure" class="figure"><b>Figure 2.3:</b> Click a document type to create a document from scratch.<br><img src="2.3.png" class="big"></img>
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